Where does “Überlebenskünstler” come from?
Überlebenskünstler (German) comes from German Überlebenskunst, from German Überleben, from Latin supervīvō, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
Überlebenskünstler (German): survivor, survivalist, trouper, trooper, tough cookie
Definitions
- survivor, survivalist, trouper, trooper, tough cookie
Ancestry of “Überlebenskünstler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überlebenskunst | survival |
| 2 | German | Überleben | gerund of überleben; survival; survival |
| 3 | Latin | supervīvō | to outlive |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |